Zarifa Ghafari
Zarifa Ghafari (Pashto: ظریفه غفاری; born in 1992[1]) is an Afghan advocate, activist, politician and entrepreneur.[2]
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| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Alma mater | University of Punjab |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur Mayor |
| Awards | International Woman of Courage (2020) |
Biography
Zarifa Ghafari was born 1992 in Kabul.[3] She studied at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
She is the current mayor of Maidan Shahr, capital city of the Wardak Province, Afghanistan since 2018.[4] Zarifa is one of the few Afghanistani female mayors, and also is the youngest to be appointed at the age of 26.
She was listed in 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019 by BBC.[5] Zarifa was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in 2020.[6]
She has survived three assassination attempts.[7]
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Ghafari speaking at the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony
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References
- ↑ Zarifa Ghafari - RUMI AWARDS Archived 2021-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, rumiawards.com
- ↑ "Database of Zarifa Ghafari". www.afghan-bios.info. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ Faizi, Fatima; Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (2020-11-06). "An Afghan Mayor Expected to Die. Instead, She Lost Her Father." (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/world/asia/afghanistan-mayor-zarifa-ghafari.html. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ↑ News, Ariana (15 December 2018) (in en-US). ROKH: Interview with Zarifa Ghafari, the Mayor of Maidan Wardak province. https://ariananews.af/rokh-interview-with-zarifa-ghafari-the-mayor-of-maidan-wardak-province/. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ (in en-GB) BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?. 2019-10-16. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50042279. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Aug 19, Paulami Pan / TNN /; 2021; Ist, 17:37. "Zarifa Ghafari: Waiting for them to come; First Afghan female mayor | World News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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